Zach Johnson adds Deere as bag sponsor

Zach Johnson adds Deere as bag sponsor

Zach Johnson adds Deere as bag sponsor

The names Zach Johnson and John Deere go together because of Johnson’s success at the John Deere Classic – he has three top-five finishes in as many years, including a win in 2012.

But John Deere decided to make things more official, becoming a corporate sponsor for Johnson, the No. 9 player in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings.

Starting this week, where Johnson will compete in the WGC-Accenture Match Play event, the golfer will display the John Deere logo on his bag for the length of the three-year deal.

“It is a significant responsibility to be entrusted with representing a company known around the world for its strong values,” Johnson said of John Deere in a release. “I am sincerely looking forward to it.”

Johnson has played in the John Deere Classic for 12 straight years and sits on its executive committee. He’ll have the chance to make it a baker’s dozen when the event takes place July 10-13 in Silvis, Ill. – just across the Mississippi River from Johnson’s home state of Iowa.